Actually, ADCC added a new weight division for next year, so it will be much better..not so huge a span in weight.

Awesome. If you don't mind sharing, is Reilly planning on focusing more on upper-body submissions like armbars too, or is it more of getting takedown points and working for his leg locks from top instead of bottom?

I really appreciate his and your instructionals, by the way. They've added new layers to my takedown and leglock games.

Awesome. If you don't mind sharing, is Reilly planning on focusing more on upper-body submissions like armbars too, or is it more of getting takedown points and working for his leg locks from top instead of bottom?

I really appreciate his and your instructionals, by the way. They've added new layers to my takedown and leglock games.

We are working on lots of other things...aside from leg locks. You can see he flowed very nicely from back control (RNC attempt), to armbar attempt, to the final leg lock he got in match 2. We are not just doing "this or that" new thing, we are simply working on expanding his game with increased attention to all areas...takedowns, top half subs, flow, etc. All part of the process. It is not that he is poor in those areas by any means. For Reilly, it has honestly been about being better at legs than most competitors and simply doing what would get a win. But, the challenge now, because he is more known, is to evolve his game so he is not so predictable and is intentionally more versitile on the mat.

And was that a heel-hook attempt that twists the opposite direction I saw in the second match?

Beautiful.

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